The monetary civil penalty for each violation of this chapter shall not exceed $500.00, unless the violator is a repeat violator as defined in this chapter, in which case the monetary civil penalty for each violation shall not exceed $1,000. Each day that any person is in violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a separate violation and shall be subject to the penalties as set forth herein. Payment of a monetary civil penalty pursuant to this chapter does not relieve the person(s) to whom the notice of violation was issued of the duty to correct the violation or preclude the city from taking action to abate the situation as provided herein. The monetary civil penalty constitutes an obligation of the person(s) to whom the notice of violation is issued. Any monetary civil penalty assessed must be paid to the city within fifteen calendar days of the effective date of the hearing examiner’s order. The city is authorized to take action to collect the monetary civil penalty and administrative costs, including filing civil actions or turning the matter over to collection, in which case costs incurred by the city as a result of the collection process will be assessed to the violator in addition to the monetary civil penalty and administrative costs. (Ord. 1874 § 6, 2002).